Python All-in-One For Dummies

John C. Shovic, PhD, is a computer science faculty member specializing in robotics and artificial intelligence at the University of Idaho. Alan Simpson is a web development professional and prolific tech author with more than 100 publications to his credit.

• Introduction 1Book 1: Getting Started 7Chapter 1: Starting with Python 9Chapter 2: Using Interactive Mode, Getting Help, and Writing Apps 21Chapter 3: Python Elements and Syntax 37Chapter 4: Building Your First Python Application 45Book 2: Understanding Python Building Blocks 65Chapter 1: Working with Numbers, Text, and Dates 67Chapter 2: Controlling the Action 109Chapter 3: Speeding Along with Lists and Tuples 131Chapter 4: Cruising Massive Data with Dictionaries 155Chapter 5: Wrangling Bigger Chunks of Code 181Chapter 6: Doing Python with Class 203Chapter 7: Sidestepping Errors 239Book 3: Working with Libraries 257Chapter 1: Working with External Files 259Chapter 2: Juggling JSON Data 297Chapter 3: Interacting with the Internet 317Chapter 4: Libraries, Packages, and Modules 335Book 4: Using Artificial Intelligence 351Chapter 1: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence 353Chapter 2: Building a Neural Network 363Chapter 3: Doing Machine Learning 393Chapter 4: Playing Around with AI on Cards, Sticks, and in the Cloud 415Book 5: Doing Data Science 427Chapter 1: Understanding the Five Areas of Data Science 429Chapter 2: Exploring Big Data 437Chapter 3: Using Big Data from Google Cloud 453Book 6: Talking to Hardware 471Chapter 1: Introducing Physical Computing 473Chapter 2: No Soldering! Using Grove Connectors for Building 489Chapter 3: Sensing the World 503Chapter 4: Making Things Move 525Book 7: Building Robots 553Chapter 1: Introducing Robotics 555Chapter 2: Building Your First Python Robot 563Chapter 3: Programming Your Robot Rover 583Chapter 4: Using Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 611Index 649